Credit : Jay Tablante Photography

Well, let me first say that this must be crazy weather. My psychic has told me that I would be very fulfilled this season, but I had no idea that I would be going through alot and I mean ALOT to deserve the fulfillment as it hits December 25th. Haha.

First, the good stuff. I am so addicted to Marimar! I promised myself that I wouldn’t watch or even dare switch the channel to Channel 7 ( I literally ban people who come in my room from watching local TV on Sundays because variety shows make me so irritable, vibes just don’t mix ), but lately, when the clock turns 9, even when I’m still in the office, I open the TV and watch Marimar ! God, Marian Rivera is just SO BEAUTIFUL. Whenever I’d watch her, I just couldn’t believe how beautiful she is, and I am so envious of her figure. Well, we can call her my girlcrush! The storyline’s very exciting too, and I find myself screeching with “kilig” , just because Dingdong Dantes ( whom, I think , really improved immensely and became even more gorgeous this time ) and Marian Rivera just have sizzling hot chemistry. And I mean beyond sizzling plates!
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This just might be one of the jinxiest and scariest days of my life. But well, what matters most is that I survived the day!

It all started this morning when I started feeling nervous about my mineral makeover session tomorrow ( Saturday ). It’s my usual feeling prior to events such as these, as I seek reassurance from my mom that I’d do great and all, and I thought that it was just a normal feeling. I didn’t feel like packing stuff so I resolved to cram tonight.
But then, right after lunch, my forever YM chatmate Roanne pasted the news about some blast that occured in Glorietta, as she knew I was going to hold my event there. At first, I laughed it off, thinking that it was just a bomb scare - you know, the usual scares, that go away in a day, and business as usual the following day. When I opened the URL, I was shocked. 3 were killed.
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Yesterday, I felt a natural high as I hosted the Beauty & Minerals Day, as I did makeovers on more than 10 girls. I can’t believe I was able to do it in a span of four hours! When I started grabbing hold of the makeup brushes, my hands just couldn’t stop working! I was so happy to have introduced mineral makeup to these newbies! We even had Billy Joe Crawford with us for a photo-op, thanks to my soul sister Sheila! Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s a Sunday, and it’s family and and bonding time for my sisters and me. I was thinking if we’d spend the day shopping but I was rather bored of the idea ( huwaaat? Seriously ), or maybe just afraid that I’d draw a bigger hole in my pocket, so I invited them all to watch a movie. I remember my bestbud M telling me that she was anticipating Evan Almighty, and I said, “No, not again, another Jim Carey flick?” , “No, this time it’s Steve Carell! The one who starred in the 40 Year Old Virgin? “. At that time, I only heard of Steve Carell, remembering his name in the opening credits of Saturday Night Live , my favorite show, but a few weeks after, I got to watch the 40 Year Old Virgin and it was really funny, and I actually liked Carell’s acting.

To start, I didn’t watch Bruce Almighty, because for the primary reason that I didn’t like Jim Carey’s acting - it just didn’t appeal to me. At all. Watching the trailer of Evan Almighty made me want to watch it because it seemed freakin` funny. I also made my baby sister Shine who’s 8 watch the trailer in Youtube for her approval ( because she might just throw a tantrum in the middle of the movie when she gets bored ), and I was so surprised that she actually agreed to watch it. Maybe she liked the cute animals flocking around Carell! Hahaha!

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Won’t you let me chip away the stone?

Are you really better off alone?

Won’t you let your guard down one more

Just like I’ve done mine

We’ll look until find something neither will forget

My favorite regret

Remember when I said last time about not having more emo entries? Well…blame the mp3 player, that I’ve been playing this really nice and sentimental song, My Favorite Regret, as recommended by D. Come to think of it, alot of people want to make mistakes, this song starts with, “Will you be my favorite regret? Will you be my sweetest mistake,”, and I hear another song that starts with, “You are my sweetest downfall.” Read the rest of this entry »

Why the weird title of the entry? Well, before I tell you my story of the day, I’d like to share the good news that my beauty blogging earned a feature in the Manila Bulletin’s Blog-o-Rama today! Whoopee!

To view the full article, read it here (I scanned it, and Sarabeth patched them all together! Haha!)

A web copy can be found here
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And another one, Teri of Beautiful Makeup Search emailed the Beauty Blog Network Yahoogroups to say that she saw my blog show up on Today’s Show on NBC Today! View the clip, and watch it here! Absolute yayness!

Well, going back to how the heck needles came in the story, today, tons of needles pierced my skin!
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I’m a little bit depressed right now. For a few days, I’ve been deciding whether or not to buy this unique, aqua-blue shade of nail polish that is China Glaze’s Limited Edition, called “For Audrey.”. The shade is inspired by the ever classy and quintessential fashionista Audrey Hepburn.

Just a few days after, two e-tailers of this nail polish shade already declared, “Sold Out.” Just when I was about to look for someone in the U.S. to receive my package.

I’m gonna be okay. In a few days. The question remains - will I be ever, ever get hold of this shade? Please, Santa, I’d be a good girl!

Sophie’s Note : I’ve posted this in my personal blog, since well, I was caught into one of my moodswings, with this included. One of my shopping moodswings. Call it shallow, but hey, a little bit of Audrey Hepburn in my outfit won’t hurt!

I admit that I’m not a dress person. I love jeans, I love mini-skirts, even gauchos, but I’ve never ever considered wearing a dress to a night out. In fairness, I’ve worn dresses for special occasions like weddings or such formal occasions, but on normal Saturday nights, I’ve always preferred the laid-back comforts of the God-sent creation called denim.

Lately, the trend has been all about dresses. I’ve seen Sasha sport really gorgeous dresses which gave her an ultra-feminine and sophisticated vibe, saw my best friend wear a dress, for the first time , which made me laugh and say wow, and just a month ago, my best buds have been talking about somethiing like, “Hey, let’s go out one time and all wear dresses! “. Of course, the dreamy me giddily shopped for a few pieces, and kept them for some future use. I could already imagine myself wearing those pretty dresses, and of course, complimenting them with pretty makeup too ! ( Did I need to say that? ) Read the rest of this entry »

I’m all scatterbrain this weekend, but I have thoughts flying in my head. Let me just get some off my mind by blogging in bulletpoint :

On Transformers the Movie. Everyone’s been raving about it all week and I’m so so wanting to watch this movie! I was a fan of Transformers the series during my childhood days, and whenever I hear “Transformers,” there is a melody that instantly plays in my mind (” tanananan “…basta, the sound they play after the word Transformers is said! ). I was very young then, and I just kept confusing Transformers with Voltes Five because with Voltes Five, it’s like “Let’s…( some second worth of silence ) volt.. ( a slight pause again )…in! ” Haha! My mom and dad are supposed to bring me along tomorrow for accupuncture or some checkup by a Chinese doc because of the stress that I have been complaining about , but I almost blurted, “Hey Dad, can we make it next week? I’m watching Transformers.” I didn’t have the heart to say that during lunchtime since they might choke! Hahaha!

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I just read this on my drafts. Gosh, did I really write this? I have so much kept emotions! Hahaha! But really, I am not brokenhearted. ( or am I ? I’m even too busy to have a heart! Haha! )

The Melody of a Broken Heart

Nothing beats the feeling of getting giddy when you accept to yourself that you are liking someone for the first time.

Butterflies in one’s stomach, the sugar high, and all those blushes whenever that special someone is within close proximity.

When the person is more perfect that you have imagined, it allthemore becomes more painful, and harder to let go of. You form an illusion, that perhaps, he is the dream that you have been waiting for. Read the rest of this entry »